I'm not buying a 2013 nMP in 2017 (a month away). So here's what I did starting about a year ago. The result was a MP that's as fast as a 12-core nMP, and faster in disk read times and boot drive speed.
First let me say that I need extreme multithreading capabilities that only Xeons can provide.
I bought a mint used 2009 4,1 MP. $700.
Here are the modifications I made.
1) Upgraded the firmware to 5,1.
2) A pair of x5690 dual hex core (12-core) 3.46GHz CPUs and de-lidded them. $400...
2009 MP faster than 2013nMP
First let me say that I need extreme multithreading capabilities that only Xeons can provide.
I bought a mint used 2009 4,1 MP. $700.
Here are the modifications I made.
1) Upgraded the firmware to 5,1.
2) A pair of x5690 dual hex core (12-core) 3.46GHz CPUs and de-lidded them. $400...
2009 MP faster than 2013nMP